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Age of first sex =<14 years (% having first had sex at age 14 or younger)

DefinitionPercentage of people surveyed (of various age groups) who report having first had sexual intercourse at age 14 years or younger.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Reproductive Health -> Contraception and sexual behaviour

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Age of first sex =<14 years (% having first had sex at age 14 or younger) [Definition]
2003 age 15-19---------[1] 10
2003 age 15-24---------[2] 8
2003 age 20-24---------[3] 7
2003 female age 15-19---------[4] 7
2003 female age 15-24---------[5] 5
2003 female age 20-24---------[6] 4
2003 male age 15-19---------[7] 13
2003 male age 15-24---------[8] 12
2003 male age 20-24---------[9] 10
2006 female age 20-30---------[10] 3
2006 male age 20-30---------[11] 14
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  2. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
    Percentage of all surveyed. 59% had first sex when older than 14, and 33% reported never having had sex.
  3. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  4. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  5. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  6. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  7. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  8. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  9. HIV Youth 2003: Pettifor AE, Rees HV, Steffenson A, Hlongwa-Madikizela L, MacPhail C, Vermaak K, et al. HIV and sexual behaviour among young South Africans: a national survey of 15-24 year olds. Johannesburg: Reproductive Health Research Unit; 2003. http://www.lovelife.org.za/corporate/research/national_survey_RHRU.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/HIV_YouthSurvey_2003.pdf
  10. CADRE Sexual Partnerships: Parker W, Makhubele B, Ntlabati P, Connolly C. Concurrent Sexual Partnerships amongst young adults in South Africa. Challenges for HIV prevention communication. CADRE; 2007. http://www.cadre.org.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/CADRE_Sexual_Partnerships.pdf
  11. CADRE Sexual Partnerships: Parker W, Makhubele B, Ntlabati P, Connolly C. Concurrent Sexual Partnerships amongst young adults in South Africa. Challenges for HIV prevention communication. CADRE; 2007. http://www.cadre.org.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/CADRE_Sexual_Partnerships.pdf
    Of all respondents in this age group, 79.8% said that they had ever had sex. Those who were unmarried and who had previously had sex were asked about their age at first sex. Of this group, 14.3% of males and 3.3% of females reported having first had sex at age 14 or younger, whilst over a third of males (43.8%) and a quarter of females (25.8%) reported first sex at the age of 16 or younger.
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